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Typesy – An Online Typing Program Review & Giveaway
In a homeschool book I read once the author asked her Facebook friends what practical life experiences people felt like they learned from traditional school. Do you know what the majority of the responses were? Typing! ???? That kind of makes me laugh out loud cause, they know you don’t have to go to school…
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Where to Start When You Want to Homeschool
I get a lot of questions about how to start homeschooling, or what a person should do when they have decided to homeschool and I wanted to have a good reference post to be able to send people to: hence this post! If you are contemplating homeschooling or at the beginning of your journey I…
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Phonics vs Whole Language When Teaching Reading
I honestly have no idea how I learned to read. I don’t know who taught me or what kind of process they used but I know that I have been a voracious reader since I was young. Since reading is such a big part of my life I want my kids to love reading as…
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Tips for Work at Home Homeschooling Moms
I’ve been surprised in the years that we’ve been homeschooling to find out just how many homeschooling moms also homeschool. The majority of them work from home but some of them even manage to work outside the home! There are a variety of reasons mother’s homeschool and work, for some they really aren’t given any…
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Four Black Friday Deals Homeschoolers Don’t Want to Miss
I never understood Black Friday as a kid. I always wondered why in the world people would want to push their way through throngs of people just to try to get an amazing deal. Clearly I’m an introvert. But now, in the days of the internet, I get Black Friday. I actually find myself looking…
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Eight Middle Grade Novel Recommendations
I have been really into middle grade novels in the last few years. At first I was embarrassed about it, I’m in my thirties after all, but then I just decided to roll with it and I’ve come to learn that I am not alone in my love for middle grade novels! There is so…